Energy

US and UK strikes in Yemen: implications for global energy markets

While trade disruptions arising from the conflict in the Red Sea are so far minimal, a further regional escalation could impact global energy prices.

Taiwan’s future economic direction hinges on the election outcome

Depending who wins Taiwan’s 13 January election, the island could swing towards closer relations with China, or entrench decoupling from China.

Electricity pricing is Europe’s hidden industrial policy

Europe’s under-the-radar industrial policy: intervention in electricity pricing

Government efforts to artificially lower electricity prices for one group of consumers will raise prices for others, with cross-border implications.

The European Union's Global Gateway: An institutional and economic overview

Twin transition skills dashboard

This dashboard displays the evolution of skills demand in the EU member states.

A new opening for Polish-German energy relations

The change of government in Poland and the Russian aggression in Ukraine provide an opportunity for a new opening for Polish-German energy relations.

Artificial intelligence and energy consumption

It is difficult to evaluate whether the green transition will compensate for AI energy consumption.

Bypassing the German debt brake and continuing climate spending

There are ways around Germany’s debt brake, which limits government borrowing and is seen as a threat to the climate transition.

Poland: hope for rule-of-law correction, but serious economic challenges ahead

Obstacles created by Poland’s outgoing government and the deteriorating economic situation make the post-election outlook highly challenging.

Low-carbon allocation in monetary policy implementation

The massive value of European Union cross-border electricity transmission

High values for cross-border electricity transmission capacity show the EU needs more connections between countries.

De-risking and decarbonising: a green tech partnership to reduce reliance on China

Greater alignment of the major economic powers is needed around a collective effort to improve security of supply for decarbonisation goods.

Recessions, the energy mix and environmental policy

This paper highlights that recessions result in permanent increases in energy efficiency and in the share of renewables in total electricity.

How can a clean tech partnership de-risk and decarbonise global supply chains?

Israel-Hamas war: implications for gas markets

The conflict has already cut gas supplies to Israel and could start to have wider impacts by weighing on exports